Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-08-02
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE,
why Brown Battered Henley.


The fact that the merits of this case were
to be considered yesterday morning in the
Police Court crowded the Courtroom with
spectators. The prominence of the com
batants in business circles directed atten-
ton to the case. Mr.. Hart was the prose.
cutting attorney and Mr.. Gett appeared for
Mr. Brown. A jury was impaneled to try
the issue. In obtaining twelve good men.
1t was developed that Sacramento business
men are in some respects law unto them
selves when 1t comes to collecting a bill.
Peter Fuchs, when questioned as to what
ne would do to a man who would insult
him, IN addition to refusing to pay long
delayed debt, promptly replied " l might
not have legal right to strike him, but
I'd knock him down anyhow if my temper
got up" J. Trarbach had tried to collect
one or two bills by such muscular per-
suaslon. He never got his money, but
thought he did right Mr. Bader, in giving
his opinion of lawyers, thought them about
as good as anybody. S. Poska would wipe
the sidewalk with man who would not
pay bill and insult him about it.
After getting jury Mr.. Henley gave his
version of the difficulty in which he said
that on the evening of July 9th, about 9
o'clock, he went to the State House to see
Mr.. Brown; passed into the barroom
where Brown was engaged with some men;
nodded to Brown, indicating that he wanted
10 see him, and passed on to the billiard
table, standing there with hands on the
cushion, until Mr.. Brown came up. A con-
yersatlon ensued, in which Brown charged
Henley that he had treated him shame
fully and had outraged him told Henley
TO 60 TO hades then Brown struck him in
the eye and in several other places Brown
was very angry.
Mr.. Gett desired full explanation of all
matters between Henley and Brown, but
Dir. Henley declined to take the manage
ment Of the case out of Mr.. Harris hands.
and thought Mr.. Gett was treating him un-
fairly. Witness denied that he had told
Mr.. Huntoon that he would kill Brown :
mad shown pistol on the evening of July
4th to Mrs. Mary Richardson on the porch
OF the State House. Witness thought that
the only reason he was not knocked down
was because Brown could not strike hard
enough to send him across the billiard
table and referred to the appearance of his
left eye as memento of the little unpleas-
antness.
After recess Mr.. Henley acknowledged
: that he was armed last Saturday, and gave
his pistol to officer Franks. 1t was also
stated and conceded that Mr.. Brown was
armed also, having taken the precaution to
TX himself by getting permit. He also
gave up his pistol.
Officer Franks had heard Henley say that
If he did not get the desired warrants issued
he would take the matter in his own hands
MI. .. Harvey, employed at the State
House, saw the fight and heard Henley
say: " Don't you G. d me, and imme-
dlately Brown struck him.
b. b. Brown, the defendant, stated that
Mr.. and Mrs. Henley had roomed at his
house and Mrs. II. boarded there that he
had asked Henley repeatedly for money,
and had come to the conclusion that he
was lying to him in making promises to
pay. The evening of the difficulty Hen
icy asked him why he had been talking to
F. L. Myers, his brother-in-iaw, and he
told him that he had asked Myers to take
his sister away, as he could not afford to
board he ly longer. An angry dispute
ensued, and for fear Henley would do him
bodily harm, he took the precaution to
knock him down. After Henley had gotten
up defendant had furnished towels and
water to staunch the flow of blood, when
Mr.. Henley asserted that he would fix him
BROWN tomorrow.
After short argument by the attorneys
on the connection between a board bill and
case OF battery. the case was submitted
to the jury, and after an hours delibera-
ton returned verdict of guilty.